dandelion diaspora
seeking…
Author: Sondra J. Byrnes
Sondra J. Byrnes, relatively new to writing poetry, writes haiku, senryu, and tanka. Her poetry has been published in Frogpond, Prune Juice, tinywords, A Hundred Gourds, Ribbons, Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Moongarlic, among others. Along with short form poetry, Byrnes is interested in ikebana and chanoyu. Byrnes is a retired law and business professor from the University of Notre Dame; she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
new in town
garden club program…
garden party
an evening …
wind keens
through the canyon…
solemn nods
of pampas grass–…
everywhere
someone’s…
blistering heat a little…
an old cedar grove
behind…
the old elm
its darkness …
the big questions
remain…
asking directions
the uniformed…
morning glories
tighten…
steam rising
through a band…
had i stayed
where i started…
after the monsoon…
that raccoon
you …
summertime–
let …
thanksgiving leftovers…
withered vines —
stringing…
dinner for one–
she…
zazen–
my knees
won’t…